diff --git a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c
index 0ac2c2ad52af4a27ebde03d9c731f21f5fbb7c3a..c3421e1b55ce7ac7a5c8f84d381213fca8867c48 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static void finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, internal_request *req,
   grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx, &req->incoming);
   grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx, &req->outgoing);
   GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(req->overall_error);
+  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
   grpc_resource_quota_unref_internal(exec_ctx, req->resource_quota);
   gpr_free(req);
 }